Mop-holder.



J. P. COSTELLO.

MOP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1912.

Patented 0013.22, 1912.

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Lit 112,262.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 22,1912.

Application filed June 7, 1912. Serial No. 702,357.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. COSTELLO, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mop-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification An object of the invention is toprovide a mop holder for rigidly securing a mop thereto.

The invention embodies, among other features, a frame. or body for rigidconnection with an end of a stick, with means for releasably securing amop to the said frame or body, the mop being easily removable from theframe or body when it is desired to clean the same or supply a new mop.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the devlce, a mop being shown in dotted linesin secured position on the device; Fig. 2 is a s1de elevation; Fig. 3 isa horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1, thesecuring member being shown in open position; and Fig. 1 is a verticallongitudinal sectional view taken on the line 4-4 in Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the views, I employ a stick 10 having aT-shaped frame 11 rigidly secured to one end thereof, the said framehaving a grooved surface 12 and provided with openings 13, through whichthe ends 14 of a securing frame 15 are adapted to slidably extend. Thesecuring frame 15 is substantially U-shaped and formed of a single pieceof wire-like material bent at its inner extremity to form an eye 16 withthe ends of the securing frame extending through the openings 13 in theframe 11 as mentioned heretofore. A c0ntractile spring 17 has an endthereof connected to the eye 16 and the other end thereof connected toan operating member 18, preferably consisting of a single piece ofmaterial bent to conform to the curvature of the stick 10 and providedwith tongues 19 projected forwardly therefrom for pivotal connectionwith the stick 10, the point of attachment of an end of the spring 17with the operating member being in the rear of the point of pivotalconnection of the operating member with the stick 10, as shown. Alocking ring 20 is mounted to slide on the stick 1() and is adapted toencircle the free end of the operating member 18 to secure the same inlocked and rigid position. The extremity of one end 14: is bent to forma hook 21 adapted to receive the free end of a bar 22 terminating at theother end in an eye 23, passed through an eye 2 1 formed on the otherend 1 1 of the securing frame 15.

In the use of my device, the mop is placed upon the T-shaped frame 11 toextend across the grooved surface 12 thereof, after which the bar 22 isswung so that the free end of the bar will pass beneath and into enagement with the hook 21 formed on' one of the ends 14: of the securingframe 15, after which the operating member 18 is swung rearwardly on thestick 10 thus, through the medium of the spring 17, causing the frame 15to move into securing position, to rigidly secure the mop between theT-shaped frame 11 and the bar 22, the ring 20 being then slid forwardlyon the stick to engage the free end of the operating member 18 to lockthe operating member in ri id position on the stick, thus rigidlysecuring the mop in operative position.

When it is desired to replace the mop with a new one, the ring 20 ismoved out of engagement with the operating member 18, thus permittingthe contractile spring 17 to act and swing the operating member 18 intoopen position, thus also moving the securing frame 15 forwardly on theframe 11 to space the bar 22 a greater distance from the grooved surface12 of the frame 11 to permit the easy removal of the mop from betweenthe grooved surface 12 of the frame 11 and the bar 22.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a device of the class described, the combination with a stick, of aframe secured to an end thereof, a securing frame mounted to slide onthe first mentioned frame and consisting of a single piece of wire bentat its medial portion to form an eye and terminating in ends havingslidable connection with the first mentioned frame, one of the Ioperating the same relatively to the first said ends being bent to forma hook, a bar mentioned frame. 10 mounted to swing on the other end ofthe In testimony whereof I aflix my signature securing frame and havingthe free end in presence of tWo Witnesses.

thereof for engagement with the hooked JOHN F. COSTELLO.

end of the securing frame, and means Witnesses:

mounted on the said stick and having con- JOHN H. GRADY,

nection with the said securing frame for H. F. HUSTED.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

